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UNICEF Tanzania: Global study on child poverty and disparities

Processes and partnerships at national level

Presentation prepared for ESAR Social Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation Network Meeting

Lilongwe, 7-11 April 2008

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Tanzania fully on board In line with ongoing national concern for poverty

alleviation, vulnerability and disparity reduction Highly competent national team established for

the analysis Integral part of UNICEF programme of cooperation

in Policy Advocacy and Analysis, linked to sitan processes

UNICEF Programme colleagues involved in feedback with consultants/national team

Initial $25,000 in thematic funding in 2007 and additional $50,000 in 2008

Will support analysis, technical assistance, travel, 2 national stakeholder meetings and production/ dissemination of final report and advocacy materials

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Composition of National team Statistical analysis: New School

University, Graduate Programme in International Affairs, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), and University of Dar es Salaam (Demography Dept.)

Policy analysis: National Research Organization (Research on Poverty Alleviation - REPOA) for thematic chapter drafting and analysis, with national coordinator and lead writer

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Some modifications from global guidelines

Addition of policy chapter on HIV and AIDS

Separate policy chapter needed on Zanzibar (statistical indicators included in overall mainland and Zanzibar)

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Progress to date Statistical analysis in its third and near

final draft (started 7/07) 1st National workshop on child poverty

and disparities held in Jan 08 (Bristol method and preliminary findings from statistical analysis)

First draft policy chapters being reviewed (4/08)

National team preparing to participate in New York meeting in April

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1st national workshop (17-18 Jan 2008) Organization: NBS; with New School analysts as

presenters/facilitators Aims: capacity development (on methodology);

awareness raising (on child poverty) and consultative (on national applicability of global indicators)

Participants: technicians/statisticians, researchers, analysts, development partners, university

Points for follow up: country-specific analysis of non-income poverty indicators and definitions/thersholds; application of methodology to national surveys; additional capacity building workshops; revision of drat report based on discussions

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Issues arising Inappropriateness of some of the Bristol indicators to

the national situation (particularly housing and sanitation) (global vs. national standards)

Limitation in restricting statistical analysis to DHS data (richer and more recent sources available

Data from DHs (2004/5) and HBS (2000/1) now quite dated; results of new HBS expected in 7/08

Unwieldy/overly complex guidelines /templates and tables

Some requested data (particularly on budgets) impossible to get

Policy processes and links to action not a straightforward as guidelines suggest

Unwise separation of statistical and policy teams (as policy team also working on ‘evidence’)

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Next steps National teams (statistics and policy) to

participate in NY meeting (April) Policy chapters to be revised, finalized

and synthesized (April/May) Policy and statistical reports to be

merged and results discussed at national stakeholders’ workshop (end May 08)

Final report expected by June 2008, with advocacy materials to be developed thereafter